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Riverina · Accidents

Accidents, 1905

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Panic Amongst Boys in an Orchard. One Drowned in the Yarra

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 19 January 1905 · page 4

A number of small boys were busily engaged on Friday afternoon last in clandestinely gathering fruit from the orchard of the Abbotsford Convent,…

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Shocking Accident. Sydney Sportsman Killed. Blown to Pieces. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 19 January 1905 · page 2

A dreadful accident took place at Hunter's Hill to-day, when the wellknown pigeon shot, Mr. George Robt. M'Intosh, was blown to pieces by a…

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Extraordinary Accident

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 20 January 1905 · page 4

An accident of an unusual character, having serious consequences for one man, occurred at Wagga last week. Alfred and James Aylett carry on…

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Scotch Express Collision

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 21 January 1905 · page 2

The Scottish express came into collision with a train at Cudworth, Yorkshire, Seven people were killed, and 40 others were injured…

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Items of News. Bicycle Accident While Training

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 24 January 1905 · page 2

At the Association Cricket Ground yesterday, while training for the forthcoining bicycle races to be held on Wednesday, Mr. A. H. Carton, of…

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Later Particulars. a Sensational Accident. London, Jan. 20

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 24 January 1905 · page 4

The express from Glasgow at the time of the disaster was travelling at the rate of 60. miles per hour, with two engines. The fog at the time was…

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Accident to a Cyclist

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 24 January 1905 · page 2

A cyclist A. H. Carton, of Barham, whilst training for Wednesday's races on the Sports Ground. Wagga, yesterday afternoon, fell heavily to the ground as…

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A Terrible Explosion. Two Men Killed. Seven Others Injured

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 26 January 1905 · page 4

A terrible quarry accident occurred at Mitcham, four miles from Adelaide on Monday morning, in which two men were killed outright, two seriously…

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Explosion at a Quarry. Two Men Killed and Five Injured

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 26 January 1905 · page 4

An accident occurred at a quarry at Mitchman, a few miles out of Adelaide at the foot of the Mount Lofty Ranges, on Monday morning, and as a…

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Fatal Accident at Lockhart Young Man Killed. (By Telegraph.) LOCKHART

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 26 January 1905 · page 2

A fatal accident occurred here yesterday, the victim being a young man, a stranger in the district, whose name is at present unknown. He was sitting…

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Remarkable Railway Accident an Engine Comes to Pieces

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 26 January 1905 · page 4

The 11.50 goods train from Seymour to Melbourne on Saturday night met with a peculiar mishap when between Tallarook and Broadford stations…

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Accident to a Child

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 26 January 1905 · page 2

An eight-year-old daughter of Mr. S. A. Mumford, met with a painful accident on Monday night. The child, who was playing with other children…

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Sad Fatality at Muttama. a Jockey Killed

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 27 January 1905 · page 2

THE Muttama annual races, which were to have taken place yesterday, were brought to an abrupt termination by a fatal accident in the Opening…

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A Sad Fatality. at Muttama Races. David Pegrum Killed

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Saturday 28 January 1905 · page 2

Muttama races on Thursday will long be remembered, as a sad fatality occurred in the opening event which cast quite a gloom over the little…

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Fatal Racing Accident. JOCKEY D. Pegrum Killed

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 28 January 1905 · page 2

One of those deplorable accidents which are apparently inseparable from racing occurred at Muttama on Thursday during the running of the Opening Handicap,…

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The Muttama Fatality

The Temora Star · Wednesday 1 February 1905 · page 2

IN our last issue we announced the death of the well-known jockey, David Pegram, through an accident which occurred at the Muttama races on…

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Police Injured by a Bomb

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 2 February 1905 · page 2

A bomb was exploded at Czentochau, Russian Poland. against some policemen for having brutally illtreated workmen. Many of the police received…

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Later News. Strikers Driven Into the Sea Many Persons Drowned. Criminals Hired by Police. London, Jan. 31

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 2 February 1905 · page 2

The latest news from Russia states that the troops in firing, volleys into the crowds drove inoffensive strikers at Riga into the sea, a number being…

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ITEMS or News. Accident to a Farmer

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 2 February 1905 · page 2

A young farmer named Kimber residing at Canmain, met with a painful accident on Tuesday evening. Mr. Kimber was in charge of a team of…

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Frightful Accident Ganmain Youth a Victim

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 2 February 1905 · page 2

A Ganmain youth named Creswell Kember, aged 17 years, met with a fightful accident on Tuesday morning. The young man was engaged in a carting…

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